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SYDNEY SHOWGROUND SPEEDWAY 1965

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1865 - SYDNEY SHOWGROUND SPEEDWAY.   Solo's. Sidecar's. Speedcar's.   2nd January 1965

Blair Shepherd wins STARS Speedcar Scratch Race.

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2nd January 1965 - Sidecar racing at its best. Doug Tyerman out of Doug Robson. Photographer: unknown.

1965 - Johnny Stewart in the McGee  Shell Trackburner, Powered by the the fuel injected Holden grey engine. Photographer: unknown.

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1965 - SYDNEY SHOWGROUND SPEEDWAY.   Solo's. Sidecar's. Speedcar's & New South Wales Hot Rod Championship.   9th January 1965.

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1965 - Jeff Freeman at the Sydney Showground Speedway. Photo: unknown.

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1964 - SYDNEY SHOWGROUND SPEEDWAY      16th January 1965

Bob   Sharpe  is  our  Australian   Champion.

New South Wales solo rider Bob Sharpe has tonight become Australia's latest champion after he won the Australian Speedway Solo Championship here at the Sydney Royal.
New South Wales have stormed home to fill the first three positions in the championship. Behind Sharpe was Brian Collins and in third Bill Bryden.

16th January 1965 - Cowboy Bob Sharpe.

1965 - Kiwi racer John Stanley ? defends his line from Jeff Freeman [75] and Len Brock in the [2] Berco car at the Sydney Showground Speedway. Photographer: Larry Taylor. Photo: John Harriss collection.

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1965 - SYDNEY SHOWGROUND SPEEDWAY      23rd January 1965

1965 - SYDNEY SHOWGROUND SPEEDWAY.   Solo's. Sidecar's & Speedcar's.      30th January 1965.

Brian Manion wins Speedcar feature

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30th January 1965 - Ray Curtis inside of Bob Sharpe dueling at the Royal. Photographer: unknown.

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1965 - Johnny Stewart in the McGee Shell Trackburner. Photographer: unknown.

1965 - Len Brock at the Sydney Showground Speedway. Photographer: unknown.

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1965 - SYDNEY SHOWGROUND SPEEDWAY.   Solo's plus Miss Nanae Okamoto exhibition ride. Sidecar's. Speedcar's & Stock Car's.   6th February 1965.

Speedcar Feature goes to Len Brock

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1965 - SYDNEY SHOWGROUND SPEEDWAY.      Solo's. Sidecar's. Speedcar's & Hot Rod's including Marshall Sargent v Bill Warner match race.   13th February 1965.

Marshall Sargent just too Good

13th February 1965 - Marshal Sargent from the USA never let the crowd's down with his skillfull driving. Photographer: unknown.

13th February 1965 - Bill Warner at full noise in Mooneyes at the Royal. Photographer: unknown.

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1965 - SYDNEY SHOWGROUND SPEEDWAY.   Solo's. Sidecar's. Speedcar's & Hot Rod Derby.   20th February 1965.

Marshall Sargent Just Too Good

20th February 1965 - Bill Warner one of the locals that was outclassed tonight. Photographer: unknown.

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1965 - SYDNEY SHOWGROUND SPEEDWAY.   Solo's. Sidecar's & Speedcar's.      27th February 1965.

Speedcar Drivers Death brings a Sad Close to the Night.

1965 - Sadley Nick Collier would loose his life in a Speedcar crash at the Royal this night. Photographer: unknown.

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1964 / 1965 Australian Speedcar Championship, 1st Peter Cunneen. 2nd Lew Marshall & 3rd Blair Shepherd. Photo: Steve Magro collection.

1965 - SYDNEY SHOWGROUND SPEEDWAY.    Solo's. Sideca's & Speedcar's including the Australia Grand Prix.   6th March 1965.

1965 - Australian & Overseas SPEEDWAY NEWS.   Reported.

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1965 - SYDNEY SHOWGROUND SPEEDWAY.   WORLD'S SPEED CAR CHAMPIONSHIP.   Solo's including Junior and Senior. Sidecars. Speedcar's including the World Speedcar Championship.   13th March 1965.

World's SPEED CAR CHAMPION 

Is Bob Tattersall

13th March 1965 - American driver Bob Tattersall in the Offy at the Syney Showgrounds. Photographer: unknown.

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1965 - SYDNEY SHOWGROUND SPEEDWAY.   50 lap Speedcar Derby.   20th March 1965.

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20th March 1965 - Jeff Freeman congratulates Peter Cunneen after he won the Annual 50 lap Speedcar Derby at the Showground tonight. Freeman crossed the line in second with third going to Lew Marshall. Photo: Bill Bowling collection.

1965 - SYDNEY SHOWGROUND SPEEDWAY.   Solo's. Sidecar's. Speedcar's & Stock Car's.   1st May 1965.

Len Brock  wins the Speedcar feature.

1965 - SPEEDWAY NEWS.   Reported.

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1965 - SYDNEY SHOWGROUND SPEEDWAY.   Solo's. Sidecar's. Speedcar's & Hot Rod's   8th May 1965.

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1965 - SYDNEY SHOWGROUNDS.

1965 - Johnny Stewart at full noise and under full control. number [7] driver is unknown. Photographer: unknown.

West Australian driver Bob Farmer. Photo: Ken Devine.

Unknown. Photo: Ken Devine.

1965 - SYDNEY SHOWGROUND SPEEDWAY.      25th September 1965.

1965 - SPEEDWAY NEWS.   Reported.

25th September 1965

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1965 - SYDNEY SHOWGROUND SPEEDWAY.   Solo's. Sidecar's. Speedcar's & Stock Car's.   2nd October 1965.

Johnny Stewart top's out in Speedcar's. at the Royale.

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1965 - SYDNEY SHOWGROUND SPEEDWAY.   Solo's. Sidecar's. Speedcar's including the Waratah Speedcar Cup.   9th October 1965.

Speedcar Waratah Cup to Ray Oram.

1965 - THE SYDNEY MORNING HERALD.   Reported.

11th October 1965

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1965 - SYDNEY SHOWGROUND SPEEDWAY.      16th October 1965.   Solo's. Sidecar's. Speedcar's & Hot Rods.

Speedcar feature race to Lew Marshall.

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1965 - SYDNEY SHOWGROUND SPEEDWAY.   Solo's, Sidecar's, Speedcar's including New South Wales Speedcar Championship.   13th November 1965.

Brian Meyers is New South Wales Speedcar Champion.

Well tonight at the showground it was the running of the 1965 / 1966 New South Wales Speedcar Championship, all the guns were there, But it would be Brian Myers that would impress during the heats and the feature with multipul wins and quick time in the Doherty Holden powered machine.
Myers crossed the finish line in the final some yards in front of Brian Cunneen, Johnnie Stewart in third, Peter Bowland in fourth and Wal Brooker in fifth place.

13th November 1965 - Sid Middlemass runs under Peter Bowland. Photographer: unknown.

1965 - THE SUN HERALD.   Reported.

14th November 1965

14th November 1965

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1965 - SYDNEY SHOWGROUND SPEEDWAY.   Solo's. Sidecar's. Speedcar's & Hot Rod's.   20th November 1965.

George Tattnall wins the Hot Rod Handicap.

The Hot Rod division used tonight as a shakedown to the upcoming five hundred pound Derby with qualifying starting next week. The feature event tonight went to George Tatnall ahead of Don Fortune.
In the rest of the program Ted Preston and C Green would win the Sidecar handicap final. Bob Sharpe had no problems taking out the Solo Handicap final, while Wal Brooker claimed the Speedcar feature win.

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1965 - SYDNEY SHOWGROUND SPEEDWAY.      27th November 1965.   Solo's including New South Wales Championship. Sidecar's. Speedcar's & Stock Car's.

Jim Airey is : New South Wales Solo Champion.

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27th November 1965 - Three wide at the Bullpens, not so good, Bryan Myers on the pole, Brian Cunneen centre and Len Brock the bravest of them all, that was a big crash, Len ended up with his head crushed againt the timber wall. Photo: Bill Bowling collection.

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1965 - SYDNEY SHOWGROUND SPEEDWAY.   Solo's. Sidecar's. Speedcar's including a 50lapper        4th December 1965.

Speedcar 50 Lapper

Peter Cuneen & Bryan Cuneen First & Second

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1965 - SYDNEY SHOWGROUND SPEEDWAY.      11th December 1965.

Sid Clarke wins the Speedcar feature race.

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1965 - SYDNEY SHOWGROUND SPEEDWAY.   Solo's. Sidecar's. Speedcar's & Stock Car's.     18th December 1965.

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1965 - SYDNEY SHOWGROUND SPEEDWAY.      27th December 1965.

Lew Marshall win's Speedcar's  100lapper.

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